MEN CHARGED WITH SLAYINGS AT BUS STOP

A pair of men accused of killing two people April 1 at a Denver bus stop have been charged with murder.

On Tuesday, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced murder charges against Elias Emilo Chavez, 22, and Tlaloc Raul Chavez, 22. Both men are charged with the murders of 22-yearold De’Angelo Tafoya and 59-year-old David Lara.

About 4 p.m. April 1, Denver police responded to a 911 call about a shooting involving a tan SUV at a bus stop near the intersection of Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue. When officers arrived, they found two people — later identified as Tafoya and Lara — who had been shot. They were transported to the Denver Health medical center, where they died.

Tlaloc Chavez and Elias Chavez each face four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder and a sentencing enhancer charge of crime of violence.

Lara’s daughter, Rosita Cordova, said her father was just waiting for the bus.

De’Angelo’s uncle, Donald Damian, said he was an innocent person and a single parent working more than 80 hours a week.